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PM: Belarus’ nuclear power plant project will bolster Belarus’ sovereignty
Roman Golovchenko. An archive photo
MINSK, 6 November (BelTA) – The construction of Belarus’ own nuclear power plant will strengthen the economic sovereignty of the country, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government on 6 November, BelTA has learned.
“It is relevant to discuss the 2030 framework program of cooperation [in the CIS – BelTA’s note] in the field of nuclear energy and an action plan to implement its first stage. Today Belarus, together with its Russian partners, is preparing to launch the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. For us, the construction of the nuclear power plant is a consolidating, creative project that will ensure long-term sustainable development of the country and will strengthen its economic sovereignty,” Roman Golovchenko said.
According to him, Belarus, a country that had been badly affected by the Chernobyl disaster, thought very hard before deciding to build its own nuclear power plant. “All aspects of the national nuclear power program were analyzed. From the very beginning Belarus has done and will continue doing everything necessary to ensure the highest degree of safety of the nuclear power plant with all utmost responsibility,” the prime minister stressed.
The head of government believes that the Belarusian nuclear power plant offers a powerful impetus for the further development of the country's scientific and engineering potential.
Roman Golovchenko praised the 2030 CIS interstate program of innovative cooperation. “Unfortunately, some of Belarus’ neighbors have shown their readiness to take advantage of the complicated situation in our country to boost their own IT sector. At the same time, Belarus seeks mutually beneficial cooperation, not petty competition, both in the CIS and in all other formats of interstate cooperation,” he said.
In his opinion, in 2020 the CIS countries faced unprecedented external challenges. “Thanks to mutual support, we did not only survive and prevent an avalanche-like increase in the disease rate, but also promptly took a number of joint measures to boost production, mutual trade and to improve economic performance,” Roman Golovchenko said.
The Belarusian head of government expressed confidence that the effective use of integration mechanisms will allow the CIS countries “not only to handle the consequences of the pandemic and other challenges, but also to significantly increase the economic potential of the Commonwealth countries”.
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